“Alcohol abuse is one of the nation’s most misunderstood problems.

Think about how alcohol is referred to as something other than drugs: you’ll often see the phrases thrown around like “alcohol and other drugs” or “drinking and using drugs.” The implication is that alcohol is somehow more normal, less dangerous than other substances. But alcohol is actually more addictive and deadlier than putative harder drugs like marijuana, ecstasy, and LSD.”

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